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121 | Will miracles arise in the last days? | Revelation | Reighnskye | 133983 | ||
Mark, Fully agreed. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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122 | The coming kingdom of antichrist? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 133982 | ||
Mark, It seems here that the primary sign that the antichrist will manifest is resurrection from the dead, and that no other sign of the antichrist will convert the world other than resurrection from the dead. Would this be accurate? - Revelation 13 3 I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast; (NAS95) Revelation 13 12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. (NAS95) - Further, will the antichrist merely manifest "pretend miracles" or real ones? - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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123 | Should saints be rich or poor? | Phil 4:11 | Reighnskye | 133981 | ||
BradK, Thanks for your response. I guess I'm going by the reference here, which suggests to me that the saint should avoid the opposite extremes of either excess or poverty. A similar notion would be with food, avoiding unhealthy gluttony or starvation. - Proverbs 30 7 Two things I asked of You, Do not refuse me before I die: 8 Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion, 9 That I not be full and deny You and say, "Who is the LORD?" Or That I not be in want and steal, And profane the name of my God. (NAS95) - The accumulation of wealth typically does not come about without a hefty price, whether it be sometimes before or sometimes after it's acquisition. There are those who work hard to obtain riches and use them wisely, but they often have compromised their own health to do so. Sometimes, they even sacrifice things like their own family or church attendence, because they work so hard. Still others may be freely granted wealth via a free inheritance or winning the lottery, but many of these actually tend to spend it all in excessive living for their own ends. Although financially rich, they often cannot handle their wealth, in that it corrupts them. Excessive wealth can sometimes be similar to excessive alcohol. They may both serve to intoxicate. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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124 | What happens when we die? | 2 Cor 5:8 | Reighnskye | 133979 | ||
EdB, I really appreciate these verses. I will give them to my friend, insofar as she's deeply experienced a number of deaths in her life, in the past three weeks. - 2 Corinthians 5 8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. Philippians 1 23 But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better; 1 Thessalonians 5 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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125 | Are people little "gods" in the bible? | Ps 82:6 | Reighnskye | 133973 | ||
EdB, Thanks again. J. Vernon McGee is really a profound author. I should pick up his bible commentary in the Christian bookstore, or maybe get it on CD. I used to listen to his radio program years back as he spent five years going through every verse of the bible. I do have a question about this scripture that you presented. - Psalms 82 6 I said, "You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High. 7 "Nevertheless you will die like men And fall like any one of the princes." (NAS95) Psalms 82 6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. 7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. (KJV) - What is the interrelation between being a "god" and a "son of God", if any? Both terms are apparently used in this scripture unit, depending on the translation used. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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126 | What's Satan doing in Heaven in Job? | Rev 12:10 | Reighnskye | 133970 | ||
EdB, Here is possibly an earlier incident of where Satan fell from Heaven during Jesus' early ministry. - Luke 10 17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name." 18 And He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 "Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. 20 "Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven." (NAS95) - Had Satan already fallen from heaven at this time, or is Jesus moreso speaking prophetically here, in reference to the end times? - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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127 | Does God curse people with sickness? | Exodus | Reighnskye | 133969 | ||
EdB, Thanks much for the many fine Old Testament verses. I also found a verse from the New Testament here, wherein God casts sickness upon a person. - Acts 13 8 But Elymas the magician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 9 But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze on him, 10 and said, "You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord? 11 "Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand. (NAS95) - This leads me to another question. Does God still cast sickness on people, even now when we are in New Testament times? - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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128 | Will miracles arise in the last days? | Revelation | Reighnskye | 133967 | ||
EdB, Are there any verses that explain to us that these signs and wonders will be literal events? I've heard some on this forum indicate that this is all merely symbolic, like a dream or parable. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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129 | How is the term "morning star" used? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 133966 | ||
EdB, Here is the common interpretation that I've heard of the morning star, also "Lucifer" in the Hebrew. - Isaiah 14 12 "How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! (NAS95) Isaiah 14 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! (KJV) Apparently the term is not only used for Christ in the bible. Why does this occur? - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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130 | The coming kingdom of antichrist? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 133965 | ||
EdB, Thanks much. :) Are there any scripture verses which may address the appearing of the kingdom of antichrist, insofar as it will be pleasing to the eye? In what way might we consider it to look pleasing I wonder? There is this one scripture unit, but I'm not completely sure how to interpret it: Daniel 9 24 "Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place. 25 "So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress. 26 "Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined. 27 "And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate." (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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131 | Would this be biblically accurate? | Luke 18:11 | Reighnskye | 133917 | ||
Angel, Agreed. Thanks for sharing. :) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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132 | Would this be biblically accurate? | Luke 18:11 | Reighnskye | 133869 | ||
EdB, According to the context that you are using the words "bias" and "prejudice", then I also would have to consider myself to be a very biased and prejudiced person. I suppose that it's quite identical to the use of the word "judgment". The meanings of a word can alter and change, depending upon the context that the word is used in, even as in scripture itself. Again, I greatly appreciate your usage of illustrations, as such provide context for the words used. I should myself endeavor to use such apt illustrations more often, to communicate my points. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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133 | Would this be biblically accurate? | Luke 18:11 | Reighnskye | 133868 | ||
EdB, I greatly appreciate the very apt examples that you provide, insofar as they help me to better understand your position. I suppose that we might just be using different word analogies, but examples really seem to go much farther it seems. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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134 | Would this be biblically accurate? | Luke 18:11 | Reighnskye | 133827 | ||
EdB, You wrote: "It is human nature to judge or compare as you call it. Your right compared to God's righteousness we all stand condemned that is why Christ died for us, it is no longer our righteousness but His. However that does not negate the human instinct to judge using our biases, prejudices, experiences, education, and discernment. Again the judging process is not the problem where the process becomes a problem is what we do with the information once we reach our conclusion." I suggest that the human instinct is not only to judge with our biases, prejudices, experiences, education and discernment (though I shudder to associate these words together in the same context), it is also our instinct to behave in a sinful way. Perhaps if we could offset the biases and prejudices in our judgments of others, then we could more readily use our information in a positive way. I'm not aware of how one would come to a positive active result, when biases and prejudices blemish the discernment. But I must agree that biases and prejudices are part of the carnal human instinct. I just would not attempt to negate the destructive influence that they play into our judgments, and therefore our subsequent actions toward and/or interactions with other people. - 2 Corinthians 5 16 Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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135 | Would this be biblically accurate? | Luke 18:11 | Reighnskye | 133817 | ||
Kalos, Thank you very much also for your vigor to convey your honest convictions. It is good that we may address harder issues at times, insofar as the scripture does so itself. I myself would desire to exercise accountability with the members of this forum, whenever my perspectives may not be fully deemed as biblical. This may involve polite and honest exchange. Thank you further for the clarifications that you provide here. I am perhaps slow to understand at times. I do feel that the Amplified Bible text is the Lockman Foundation's attempt to go beyond the literal word for word tranlation of the NASB, without having to resort to a thought for thought translation. It's almost like having the NASB's margin notes right in the text itself, except to a much greater level. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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136 | Would this be biblically accurate? | Luke 18:11 | Reighnskye | 133808 | ||
Kalos, You had offered a definition of the word "judge": "In the New Testament judge means: try, investigate, inquire into, discern, pass disciplinary judgment [passing censuring sentence as the facts require], discern the difference between right and wrong, decide grievances, disputes, and quarrels, think over and make up your mind, searchingly examine, pay attention and weigh and discern [what is said], examine, test and evaluate." May I inquire as to what text reference you obtained this definition? It seems slightly like a mismatch of two different meanings for the word "judge", all melded into one, insofar as the word "judge" can possess different definitions depending on the context of the passage. One context of the word "judge" may merely involve fact evaluation, whereas another context of the word may imply condemnation. You largely reference this distinction anyhow, after your presentation of the definition, but the definition itself that you supply does not reference distinction. - You further quoted a text from Word Publishing, which partly refers to judging people as dogs or swine. Although, the verses are provided in this quote, the chapters seem to missing. I cannot find the precise verses that the text refers to, due to the incompleteness of the quotation. "7:1 Judge not. As the context reveals, this does not prohibit all types of judging (v. 16). There is a righteous kind of judgment we are supposed to exercise with careful discernment (John 7:24). Censorious, hypocritical, self-righteous, or other kinds of unfair judgments are forbidden; but in order to fulfill the commandments that follow, it is necessary to discern dogs and swine (v. 6) from one's own brethren (vv. 3-5)" (1997, Word Publishing). - You further wrote the following question: "Do not judge? Anyone? Anything? Ever?" Perhaps I must more articulately narrow my original question. Is it biblical to render character judgments upon the soul of another? If so, then when and how? For example, here is a verse from the book of Matthew in the context of disciplinary excommunication. Matthew 18 16 "But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED. (NAS95) I would ask concerning the judgments rendered here. Are these judgments made simply concerning the facts of a case, or are they issued as a character judgment toward a human soul? The differentiation would be between judging lifeless things versus judging a living soul. - Lastly, you wrote: "Anyone who, after reading these Scriptures, still makes the blanket statement that we are never supposed to judge either cannot or will not understand what the word "judge" really means, as it is used in the New Testament. So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you (NASB 1 Thessalonians 4:8)." Your application here of rejecting the Holy Spirit seems a bit harsh, when directly presented to the readers of this forum. The original context of this condemnatory verse was in reference to sexual immorality, by avenue of apostolic authority. It does not, however, refer specifically to those who make blanket statements, after you present a series of scripture quotations to them. I believe that you have misapplied your last verse reference here. Here is a larger contextual view of the passage: 1 Thessalonians 4 1 Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more. 2 For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, 5 not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6 and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you. 7 For God has not called us for the purpose of impurity, but in sanctification. 8 So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you. (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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137 | Would this be biblically accurate? | Luke 18:11 | Reighnskye | 133807 | ||
EdB, If indeed we judge the character of others, are we not then merely comparing ourselves one against the other? But if we judge ourselves and others, as compared to the righteous character of God, then we shall all stand condemned. - James 4 1 What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. (NAS95) Proverbs 22 2 The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all. (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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138 | Would this be biblically accurate? | Luke 18:11 | Reighnskye | 133805 | ||
Hank, I find your scripture unit quite apt here, insofar as I believe that human character judgments typically fall far short, of how we should view people spiritually, through the eyes of God. Matthew 7 1 "Do not judge so that you will not be judged. 2 "For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. (NAS95) - As far as man's natural tendency being predisposed to sin, I would have to agree with you, if we are strictly referring to the sin nature, as opposed to humanity's inherent design, as authored by the Holy Spirit. I was, however, referring to God's perfect design for humanity. Psalms 51 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. (NAS95) - It may seem a contradiction of terms that I'm presenting here, but I view the sin "nature" as being quite "unnatural". At least in contrast to God's perfect inherent design, which is written deeper than the very DNA of every human being. Genesis 1 27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (NAS95) - We are created in God's perfect image. Should we better understand this reality, we would become cleansed of our consciousness of sins, so that we may begin to live in spiritual freedom. Hebrews 10 2 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins? (NAS95) The Law of Moses serves to justly educate our carnal conscience, by imparting a consciousness of sins. This sin consciousness likewise imparts death, via the burden of guilt and fear that it inherently carries. We become aware of our sin nature, wherein we lack any true desire or capacity of repentance, within our carnal state of consciousness. With this Law knowledge, we then also become aware of the judgment which imminently awaits. Conversely, the Gospel of Christ serves to cleanse us not only of sin, but also enlightens us regarding our inherent divine image, cleverly fashioned by the Holy Spirit of God. This new spiritual awareness, concerning our divine identity as children of God, thereby frees us not only from our own sins, but also from the consciousness thereof, which otherwise imparts only death. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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139 | Would this be biblically accurate? | Luke 18:11 | Reighnskye | 133801 | ||
Angel, You wrote: "...of course, I am not denying that there are legitimate occurrences where people harbor deep-seated resentment, founded on negative past experiences, which causes them to not only unjustly judge others but also themselves... yet, for the largest part, these are in the minority..." I would ask on what biblical basis are they in the minority? I had referenced a verse to you that the human heart is desperately sick. Who can understand the heart? It's sin illness goes deeper than any of our own individual discernment. You've presented a great deal of examples, originating from how you've assessed secular talk shows and movies. I agree that these are bad influences on our children and society as a whole. You clearly demonstrate that you are a person of ethical conviction. You also wrote: "So… my argument is that the largest portion of people who judge others do it not because of some deep-rooted feelings but out of the cultural values that they are exposed to on a daily basis!" Again, I do not view internal and external influences as being two polar opposites. I suggest that they both play a role to influence both children and adults, each one reinforcing the other. Please understand that I am not arguing against the fact that environmental influences have an adverse effect on people. Rather, I believe that internal things (such as pride, hate, pain, fear) also possess a vast influence on people. Again, I reiterate that many of these things occur on a subconscious level. Although children may appear extremely superficial, and therefore easily manipulated by their environment, I believe that it is only fitting to bring them to a greater conscious awareness of what transpires within them, if and when they may be ready. - Jeremiah 17 9 "The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? (NAS95) Jeremiah 17 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? (KJV) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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140 | Discerning supernatural effects? | Heb 5:14 | Reighnskye | 133791 | ||
Country Girl, Agreed. :) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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